“In every work of genius we recognize our own rejected thoughts; they come back to us with a certain alienated majesty.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
“The only lies for which we are truly punished are those we tell ourselves.” — V.S. Naipaul, In a Free State
“Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice.” — Steve Jobs
“There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it.” — Alfred Hitchcock
“The future starts today, not tomorrow.” — Pope John Paul II
“If you can’t change your mind, then you’re not using it.” — Bashar
“The hater of property and of government takes care to have his warranty deed recorded; and the book written against fame and learning has the author’s name on the title-page.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
“When planning a dinner party: It’s not what’s on the table . . . it’s what’s on the chairs!” — Helen Sitarik
“Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
“The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire.” — Ferdinand Foch
“Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.” — Frank Zappa
“There’s no half-singing in the shower, you’re either a rock star or an opera diva.” — Josh Groban
“The years teach much which the days never know.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
“A long habit of not thinking a thing is wrong gives it a superficial appearance of being right.” — Thomas Paine
“The wise does at once what the fool does at last.” — Baltasar Gracian
“When you sit with a nice girl for two hours, you think it’s only a minute. But when you sit on a hot stove for a minute, you think it’s two hours. That’s relativity.” — Albert Einstein
“The only way to have a friend is to be one.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
“When you finally go back to your old home, you find it wasn’t the old home you missed but your childhood.” — Sam Ewing
“What we find in a soul mate is not something wild to tame, but something wild to run with.” — Robert Brault
“I still say a church steeple with a lightning rod on top shows a lack of confidence.” — Doug MacLeod
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